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Holy Family (other)
Holy Family is a Christian term for Jesus, the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph. Holy Family may also refer to: Book *The Holy Family (book), ''The Holy Family'' (book), by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels written in 1844 Art *:Paintings of the Holy Family *''The Holy Family with the Dragonfly'', a 1495 engraving by German artist Albrecht Dürer *Holy Family and donors (Carpaccio), ''Holy Family and donors'' (Carpaccio), a 1505 painting by Italian artist Vittore Carpaccio * ''Doni Tondo'', a circa 1507 (probably between 1503 and 1508) painting by Michelangelo *Canigiani Holy Family (Raphael), ''Canigiani Holy Family'' (Raphael), a 1508 painting by Italian artist Raphael *Holy family and Saints (Pontormo), ''Holy family and Saints'' (Pontormo), a 1516 painting by Italian artist Jacopo Pontormo *''Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Catherine'', a. c. 1520–1528 painting by Palma Vecchio and Titian *Holy Family (Andrea del Sarto), ''Holy Family'' (Andrea del Sarto), a 1529 pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holy Family
The Holy Family consists of the Child Jesus, the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph. The subject became popular in art from the 1490s on, but veneration of the Holy Family was formally begun in the 17th century by Saint François de Laval, the first bishop of New France, who founded a confraternity. The Feast of the Holy Family is a liturgical celebration in the Catholic Church, as well as in many Lutheran and Anglican churches, in honour of Jesus, His mother, and his legal father, Saint Joseph, as a family; it has been observed since 1921 when it was inserted by Pope Benedict XV. The primary purpose of this feast is to present the Holy Family as a model for Christian families. There are many churches dedicated to the Holy Family. The Feast of the Holy Family falls within the season of Christmastide and in the General Roman Calendar since 1969, it is held on the Sunday between Christmas Day and January 1; if both are Sundays, the Feast of the Holy Family is celebrated on December 30t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
